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I met Mike almost 15 years ago. He came to me after hearing about the groups I was facilitating for gay male ...
Even after 35 years of working in mental health, I still get a little nervous when I am calling a provider I don’t ...
One of the premises underlying the work we do is our desire to help. Implicit in the idea of helping is improving ...
Endings and beginnings serve a purpose. They punctuate change. They allow us to put a hard stop on a process that
“I’d like to see a male therapist.”
“I’d like to see a therapist who is older.”
“I’d like to see a therapist ...
Even with the benefits of legal marriage in some states, LGBT couples face unique challenges. In spite of these, ...
In the 30 plus years I have been in practice, I can’t count the number of times I have worked with someone who has ...
There have been many times over the years, when someone shares with me something new, sometimes even when we’ve ...
During my first meeting with clients, I try to allow time to talk about what is bringing them to therapy while ...
While meeting with one of my clients this week, we came upon the realization that her husband had died three years ...
I was having dinner with friends recently and remember looking around the table. I was there with my partner of 23
Over the weekend I was cleaning my basement and found one of my appointment books from 10 years ago. I have a ...
Published Works
This is a transcript of an address delivered on November 11, 2005 at the annual conference of the Family Institute ...
Reprinted from Positively Aware Magazine, May/June, 2010.
The most current research in mental health supports the ...
Reprinted from Psychotherapy Networker, May/June, 2010.
Rob rushed into his first session with me, gym bag on one ...
Several Live Oak staff members have been featured in recent publications, including books by Hart Ginsburg of ...